{"id":3850,"date":"2025-12-23T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/scientists-baffled-by-dinosaur-trackway-pointing-to-a-limping-diplodocus-150-million-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:00:18","slug":"scientists-baffled-by-dinosaur-trackway-pointing-to-a-limping-diplodocus-150-million-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/scientists-baffled-by-dinosaur-trackway-pointing-to-a-limping-diplodocus-150-million-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists baffled by dinosaur trackway pointing to a limping Diplodocus 150 million years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-12-23 17:00:16<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Palaeontologists say a fossilised trail of footprints may show a dinosaur limping across ancient terrain more than 150 million years ago.<BR><br \/>\nResearchers from the University of Queensland identified the unusual trackway at a site near Ouray, Colorado. The stone-preserved path stretches more than 310 feet and contains roughly 130 footprints, offering rare insight into how the animal moved.<BR><br \/>\nScientists believe the tracks were left by a four-legged, long-necked dinosaur from the sauropod group. The looping and uneven pattern has drawn particular attention from researchers.<BR><br \/>\nSpeaking to Fox News Digital, University of Queensland palaeontologist Anthony Romilio said discoveries like this are exceptionally rare.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cA long, looping dinosaur trackway like the Colorado one is very rare. Trackways that are turning are even rarer.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nRomilio added: \u201cTrackways that loop &#8211;  well, there are only two known in the world: the one in Colorado and one in China.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cHowever, a rockslide has destroyed the one in China. So, that leaves this to be the only existing looping dinosaur trackway in the world.\u201d <BR><br \/>\nThe exact species that made the prints remains unknown, though Romilio said Camarasaurus and Diplodocus both lived in the region at the time.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cCamarasaurus was equivalent to being \u2018front-wheel drive\u2019, with its weight shifted more over the shoulders and front feet. Diplodocus, on the other hand, was equivalent to being \u2018rear-wheel drive&#8217; with weight shifted over the hips.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nWhether the dinosaur was injured or reacting to another animal is unclear.<BR><br \/>\nRomilio said: \u201cIt is difficult to determine whether other dinosaurs were present at the time. The looping path is unusual\u2026the idea that the trackmaker might have been avoiding something is certainly a compelling speculative interpretation. <BR><br \/>\n\u201cBy assessing the difference between the steps made with the left leg versus that from the right, we found there was a statistically significant difference across the 130-plus footprints.\u201d <BR><br \/>\nThe site was first noticed by local residents in the 1950s, though formal scientific study began only about five years ago.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-12-23 17:00:16 Palaeontologists say a fossilised trail of footprints may show a dinosaur limping across ancient terrain more than 150 million years ago. 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